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Fleming Township vs Lakeside Township

25 miles apart in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.2× in Lakeside Township) and average commute (23 min in Fleming Township).

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Fleming Township, MNA small town of 403Aitkin County · 403 people
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Lakeside Township, MNA small town of 488Aitkin County · 488 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Fleming TownshipA small town of 403
Quiet strengthsFleming Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fleming Township →
Lakeside TownshipA small town of 488
Quiet strengthsLakeside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid4.2×
Lakeside Township has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside Township 2.1Fleming Township 0.5
Average commute23 min
Fleming Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minFleming Township 30 min
Property tax bill+71%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township $2,125Fleming Township $1,242
Trails2.3×
Fleming Township has more miles of trail
Fleming Township 5.0 miLakeside Township 2.2 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Lakeside Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Fleming Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $284K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →
Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Lakeside Township and Fleming Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Fleming TownshipLakeside Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th67th
Outdoors & history
Fleming TownshipLakeside Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land8.6%5.2%
Community
Fleming TownshipLakeside Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fleming TownshipLakeside TownshipFleming TownshipLakeside Township
Fleming Township ↔ Lakeside Township25 miles apart · Same county
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Fleming TownshipLakeside Township
People
Population 403Lowest 488Highest
Median age 59.3±5.6Lowest 53% above MN 60.9±1.5Highest 57% above MN
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±3.4Highest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Fleming Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.2%±9.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 37.9%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,500±$12kLowest 35% below MN $59,773±$6kHighest 33% below MN
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,900±$38kLowest 14% below MN $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,242Lowest 63% below MN $2,125Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 33% above MN 53 minHighest 134% above MN
Work from home 16.9%±10.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Lakeside Township and Fleming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (15%)Aitkin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lakeside TownshipFew work in Fleming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.6%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 2.1Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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